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M6 U2 The WWF is working hard to save them all.
Analysis of the Teaching Material
The topic of this module is the protection of endangered animals. This lesson is the first period of the second unit. It calls on people to take more care of the endangered animals, protect the environment and the earth.
What: The theme of the text is "Man and Nature," involving "Natural Ecology." It focuses on the internal and external reasons why pandas are endangered, the measures taken by the Chinese government to save pandas, and the efforts made by WWF to protect animals.
Why: By introducing the serious challenges faced by wild animals, students are guided to establish the awareness of harmonious coexistence between human and nature, put an end to behaviors that harm wild animals, love wild animals, and devote themselves to the protection of animals.
How: This is an expository text, which involves in danger; in the wild; situation; nature park; symbol and other topic words. The author lists specific numbers several times, and relevant expressions of "to do" are used as adverbials of purpose.
Teaching Aims
By the end of this class, students will be able to:
Understand and remember new words and get key information from the text and talk about endangered animals with causes and solutions.
Rationally analyze the causes based on integrated information and their prior knowledge, give solutions to protect endangered animals, improve their logical, critical and innovative thinking ability.
Improve their awareness of protecting animals and the environment so that they can actively participate in social activities, have the spirit of teamwork, and the courage to take responsibility.
Transfer the fish-bone analysis method to analyze and solve practical problems in life.
三、Teaching Procedure
Objective Activities Assessment
Lead-in Lead the students read the title. Ask three questions:① What is the WWF doing ②What does it usually do ③What does it usually save Tell the students the panda is its symbol. Then ask“Why did the WWF choose the panda to be its symbol ”to arouse students’ interests and learn the new words. Lead the topic and lead the students to learn more about the WWF. Learn new words and stimulate students’ prior knowledge helps them understand the relevance of the topic and integrate old and new knowledge to promote transfer.
Pre-reading To know their prior knowledge, ask the students some questions. ①Have you seen pandas before ②Where did you see them ③What do you know about pandas Write down the key words of the students’ answers. And Invite students to give an introduction of pandas with the mind-map on the blackboard. To activate their background knowledge.
While-reading Tell the students that pandas are in danger now, and ask them what happened to them. And then ask them to read the article to find out the causes for the difficult situation with the fish bone diagram. To help them think deeper, ask more questions “Why do the baby pandas die Why does the bamboo forest get smaller What are other causes ” Let the students read the passage again and find out the solutions given in the article. Discuss and report The students talk about other solutions based on the causes listed in the fish bone diagram and give a report. There are many animals on earth in danger, such as elephants. Ask them the questions: “What do you know about elephants ” Let them read to get more information. Ask some students to introduce elephants with the mind map on the blackboard which was used to introduce pandas. Enable students to get more information about pandas in danger and develop students’ logical thinking ability. Develop students’ critical and creative thinking ability. Use what we learned to solve new problems. Use the principle of high-road transfer, we consciously apply the abstract knowledge to the introduction of elephants.
Post-reading Group work Ask students to list more causes and solutions based on their own knowledge. Identify the situation for transfer and use the summarized knowledge in introductions of different endangered animals.
Homework Must do: ①Introduce pandas or elephants based on the analysis of a fish bone diagram. ② Exercise book. Choose to do ③Do a survey and make a poster.
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四、Teaching Reflections
本课教授内容主要为濒危动物，上课时主要讲授了熊猫的濒危原因，对于其他动物的原因谈及不多，没有给学生带来更多的思考以及分析，创新迁移的内容不够。

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